Sepp Blatter deserves Nobel Prize for FIFA work, Russia's Vladimir Putin says

    By Jethro Mullen, CNN

    Updated 1039 GMT (1839 HKT) July 28, 2015

    Russian president Vladimir Putin and FIFA president Sepp Blatter open proceedings at the preliminary draw for the 2018 World Cup.
    Photos: Russia 2018: The countdown begins
    Russian president Vladimir Putin and FIFA president Sepp Blatter open proceedings at the preliminary draw for the 2018 World Cup.
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    Singer Polina Gagarina and conductor Valery Gergiev perform at the ceremony to mark the preliminary draw for the 2018 World Cup.
    Photos: Russia 2018: The countdown begins
    Singer Polina Gagarina and conductor Valery Gergiev perform at the ceremony to mark the preliminary draw for the 2018 World Cup.